-Caveat Lector- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tenorlove" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
<snip> > <<I pledge allegiance to no god, and to no flag, as governments are > inherently corrupt, and any government which purports to support a > religion is corrupted even further. > > I leave symbols to the "symbol minded," to quote George Carlin.>> > > Isn't it great that you live in a country where you have the freedom to > do so? :-D You betcha! Well, at least there is that freedom at the moment. > <<How would this student feel about a student standing up and > criticizing Catholicism, the catholic agenda, and a religious > curriculum?>> > > The oversensitivity to, and preoccupation with, feelings are part of > the PC problem, since both stifle debate. The fact that her voice was > silenced is the issue. There are ways to criticize without "hurting > feelings" - if manners were still in vogue, it would be second nature. > > <<The schools are teaching a morality. It may be politically correct, > but it is definitely not a healthy one. It sponsors a diversity that > isn't really isn't diverse, but straightjackets thinking and then sends > it on its way.>> > > And the PC police practice the same kind of intolerance they rail > against in traditionalists. > > <<There are definitely not enough hours in the day to teach the > complexity of ALL belief systems in a neutral way, and ALL belief > systems teach that their way is right and others are wrong. The > schools have chosen a belief system, call it Diversity, and expect the > students to follow it at least during the hours they are in school, all > with taxpayer dollars. > > Exactly. And by using the few hours they do have for teaching about > diversity, it takes away from hours that could be better spent teaching > about reading, writing, spelling, math, history, geography, science, > etc. Actually, I happen to agree completely with this. So do my parents, who, again, worked within the public schools for over 50 years, collectively. More than that, acutally, when I think about it. Interestingly enough, my mother taught Humanities, which is American lit and history. She taught the lit portion - it was a two hour class. Anyway, there was a lot of discussion in the public school administration in that district about how students shoudn't be taught all these "dead white guys," and that they should be taught a multi-cultural curriculum, as American history and culture has more to do with other ideas than just the classical Greeks. Fine. But, the fact remains that the classical Greeks had a major influence on our Founders, as did the government of the Romans. And those "dead white guys" who wrote a lot did shape the minds and hearts of the people who helped to shape this culture. Now, of course that is not the only factor, but it is a major one. Like it or not, much of American lit is "dead white guys." Even so, there were people such as Maya Angelou that we read as well in Humanities. But it was never about teaching that these "dead white guys" had all the answers. Far from it. It was much more about "this is what shaped American culture." I mean, we even had to read James Fenimore Cooper, who is completely awful, but he did write the first American novel. And there was no pretense that he was a great novelist, just that he was the first one in the US. We also read Steinbeck and Walt Whitman, and many others. I say this in first person as I actually took the class, and it was quite good - and, no favoitism there. I had to work my butt off just to get an A- average in that class. But my mom retired some years ago, and the only thing keeping that class alive is her team teacher, who is getting ready to retire, himself. Once he does, American Humanities will be dead in this high school. It was my mom's cirriculum, drawn up in an age when teachers were allowed to do that sort of thing. And, it, too, will soon go the way of the multi-cultural education. Who knows if the students will read The Grapes of Wrath in that future class? Probably not. It's sad, honestly. - jt <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. 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